Radisson to expand in India, to double hotel portfolio by 2022

Radisson Hotel Group has announced plans to double the number of hotels in India by 2022. The company has also revealed that by the end of 2019, they will have 100 operating hotels in India.

Katerina Giannouka, Radisson Hotel Group president Asia Pacific told media houses in India that currently, the hotel group has 94 operating hotels in India, with 49 hotels in the pipeline.

The hotel group is working towards its five-year strategic roadmap — Destination 2022 — a five year strategic road map, to expand its base in India.

As part of that plan, this year, Radisson has already signed four new hotels Park Plaza Amritsar, Radisson Greater Noida, Radisson Gurugram Sohna Road City Center, and Park Inn by Radisson Kashipur. They also plan to open their 100 hotel in India this year. They also plan to make an entry into a series of fast-growing Tier II and III cities, as well as emerging areas such as North East and Central India.

New hotels set to open within the next 12 months include India’s first Radisson RED hotel, located in Mohali, which will usher in an exciting new era of contemporary, creative hospitality to India.

Talking about their big plans in South Asia, Katerina Giannouka, president, Asia Pacific, Radisson Hotel Group, said, “When we embarked on Destination 2022, our five-year strategic vision, we knew that South Asia would be a key part of its success.”

The Group is also rolling out seven new global brand programmes, including Rad Family, Radisson Meetings and Welcome India, which is dedicated to outbound Indian guests.

The expansion of the group’s South Asian portfolio will also create more than 4,000 new job opportunities over the next three years.

India is currently one of the top favourites in the hospitality industry and the market is only going to expand.